Oral Programme 1

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Topical Union Session
Conveners: W. Schmutz , B. J. Sohn , Fischer 
Oral Programme
 / Mon, 06 Aug, 09:30–11:00  / Room Domus Variabilis
 / Tue, 07 Aug, 08:45–10:30  / Room Domus Variabilis
 / Wed, 08 Aug, 08:45–10:00  / Room Domus Variabilis
 / Fri, 10 Aug, 08:45–09:30  / Room Domus Variabilis

Monday, 6 August 2012
Room Domus Variabilis
09:30–10:00
IRS2012-590
1912 - Einstein at the Crossroads between Quantum- and Relativity Physics (invited)
J. Renn
10:00–10:30
IRS2012-1
125 years of radiative transfer: enduring triumphs and persisting misconceptions (invited)
M. I. Mishchenko
10:30–11:00
IRS2012-490
Active remote sensing of cloud microphysics (invited)
H. Okamoto

Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Room Domus Variabilis
08:45–09:00
Science Highlighs

09:00–09:30
IRS2012-585
MIPAS - 10 years of spectroscopic measurements for investigating atmospheric composition (invited)
H. Fischer
09:30–10:00
IRS2012-587
Status of High Spectral Resolution IR for AdvancingAtmospheric State Characterization and Climate Trend Benchmarking: A Period of Both Opportunity Realized and Squandered (invited)
H. Revercomb, F. Best, R. Knutson, D. Tobin, J. Taylor, and J. Gero
10:00–10:30
IRS2012-576
The evolution in our understanding of the greenhouse effect (invited)
H. Graßl

Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Room Domus Variabilis
08:45–09:00
Science Highlighs

09:00–09:30
IRS2012-456
Recent Advances in Observing Earth's Radiation Budget (invited)
N.G. Loeb, G.L. Stephens, S. Kato, D.R. Doelling, and M. Wild
09:30–10:00
IRS2012-452
The Influence of solar spectral variations on climate (invited)
JD Haigh

Friday, 10 August 2012
Room Domus Variabilis
08:45–09:00
Science Highlighs

09:00–09:30
IRS2012-586
Ocean Optics: The Next Frontier (invited)
G.W. Kattawar